More Mesa Beach

More Mesa Beach is an S-facing beach break in Isla Vista, California, United States. It picks up swell from WSW to W, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 82% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the N: light winds or N breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while S onshores chop it up.

Rare slot: the Santa Barbara Channel lets in swell from 226.5° (SW) and nothing either side. It only lines up when a storm sits in that exact direction, more than 62 km out. How slot swells work

Break

Beach

Faces

S (190°)

Best swell

WSW to W (238°–277°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

NW to NE offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (238° to 277°)

Rare slot

Santa Barbara Channel, 226.5° SW

Offshore wind

N

Tide

NOAA station 9411340

Wave buoy

EAST SANTA BARBARA - 12NM Southwest of Santa Barbara, CA · 19 km away

Cams

None yet